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Analysis of the past and advices [#permalink] New post   04 Jul 2015, 02:17
Hi Guys!

I have a question for you.

When I first took the GMAT I scored Q37 (40th percentile) and I missed 11 questions. Since I've ever taught that "the less but good is better than more but bad", I'm now wondering if the next time I take the GMAT (next week) in the worst case scenario It's better to guess the last. What do you think? isn't it too risky ? Or maybe its better to guess after the 10th questione on the weakest kind of problem without even reading them?

By the way, I bought the enhanced score report and in the sub-sections I scored :
- 72nd percentile in PS
- 76th percentile in DS

Thank you in advance

have a nice weekend

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Re: Analysis of the past and advices [#permalink] New post   04 Jul 2015, 16:45
You shouldn't be guessing for the sake of guessing. Actually try to get the right answer. During the process, if you feel spending more time on the question will not increase the probability of you getting that question right, then you shouldn't spend any additional time -- and guess from there.

If you are in the 72nd percentile for math questions -- you should not be so afraid of math questions that you don't even bother reading them. That is a terrible approach to have and we would not recommend that. Really try to improve yourself and get the guidance you need to point you in the right direction. Confidence is important ---and by not reading question, you are not increasing your confidence. You're just cheating yourself and also not giving yourself a solid chance to scoring better.
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Re: Analysis of the past and advices [#permalink] New post   04 Jul 2015, 18:22
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Hi Alessandro,

I'm hoping that you can provide a bit more information about what you've described.

When you describe when you "first took the GMAT", you refer to how you "missed 11 questions." Does that mean that you had to guess on those 11 questions at the end of the section (because you were low on time) OR does it mean that you did not physically answer them (because you ran out of time)?

It would also help if you would post your Enhanced Score Report so that we can see all of the information that it contains.

In real simple terms, you should do your best to answer every question on the GMAT, even if it's just a guess. In that same way, you should not get too "bogged down" on any one question - if you genuinely do not know how to handle it, then you should guess and move on.

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Re: Analysis of the past and advices [#permalink] New post   06 Jul 2015, 00:49
EMPOWERgmatRichC wrote:
Hi Alessandro,

I'm hoping that you can provide a bit more information about what you've described.

When you describe when you "first took the GMAT", you refer to how you "missed 11 questions." Does that mean that you had to guess on those 11 questions at the end of the section (because you were low on time) OR does it mean that you did not physically answer them (because you ran out of time)?

It would also help if you would post your Enhanced Score Report so that we can see all of the information that it contains.

In real simple terms, you should do your best to answer every question on the GMAT, even if it's just a guess. In that same way, you should not get too "bogged down" on any one question - if you genuinely do not know how to handle it, then you should guess and move on.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
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Hi EMPOWERgmatRichC,

I mean that the time finished and I didn't really take those questions. I didn't even guess them. I'm asking this because I know that the worst thing to do is not finishing the answers.

Thank you for your help in advance.

PS. I uploaded the ESR.
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Re: Analysis of the past and advices [#permalink] New post   06 Jul 2015, 12:14
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Hi Alessandro,

Since you did not answer the final 11 Quant questions, the data in your ESR is 'skewed' (and not completely accurate). The Quant section data (average time, sub-scores, etc.) takes into account ONLY the questions that you answered, while the Scaled Score actually DOES factor in that you did not answer those 11 questions. As an example, you were at the 72nd percentile for Problem Solving when you ran out of time, but you were NOT actually at that level for the entire section.

Since your next GMAT is in a few days, there's not much you can do to make any big changes to how you approach the Test, but you MUST make sure to answer every question on the Exam (even if they are just guesses).

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